Just finished this book last night. It is absolutely a worthwhile read. Kendi is a powerful guide, brutally demonstrating patterns in how we think about race in America. The best kind of historian that helps the reader make some sense of the present.

Hello, everybody, so glad to see you!
Hello, everybody, so glad to see you!

Hello to SOPHIE so glad to see you!
Hello to SOPHIE so glad to see you!

Repeat for all kids. Maybe pass a ball or drum to signal who’s turn it is. Also, there is a quick moment between each verse where we call out the next kid’s name to make sure we sign the right name. End with greeting MOMS, DADS, GRANDMAS, or just repeat first EVERYBODY verse.

Irritatingly, last month I went to buy a pack of Mercilon pills from my local pharmacy in Beijing and they didn’t have it. Not only did they not have Mercilon, but they had a shelf full of Marvelon. Ugh. I just switched from Marvelon to Mercilon because it looked like all the pharmacies no longer carried it. And now it’s available again.

So now I’m going to try to go back to Marvelon. I bought 4 boxes, so I can be set for a while. They are 32.8元 per box. That’s almost half the price of Mercilon. More importantly, I have felt like my moods have been more severely up and down with Mercilon and also my skin has been breaking out almost constantly. I blame the pill, but who knows. There are always other factors with these things.

I found this advice on switching, which seems the same as going the other direction:

Switching Pills – {21 day to 21 day} Changing to combined preparation containing different progesterone (21 day combined preparations) continue current pack until last tablet and start first tablet of new brand the next day. If a seven day break is taken before starting new brand, additional precautions (barrier methods) should be used during the first 7 days of taking the new brand.